Berwick (Sussex) railway station
Berwick (Sussex)  | |
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Main station building on platform 2, seen from the station approach | |
| Location | |
| Place | Berwick Station |
| Local authority | Wealden, East Sussex |
| Coordinates | 50°50′24″N 0°09′58″E / 50.840°N 0.166°ECoordinates: 50°50′24″N 0°09′58″E / 50.840°N 0.166°E |
| Grid reference | TQ525067 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BRK |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2010/11 |
 76,888 |
| 2011/12 |
 76,872 |
| 2012/13 |
77,914 |
| 2013/14 |
78,126 |
| 2014/15 |
77,346 |
| History | |
| Original company | London and Brighton Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| 27 June 1846 | Station opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Berwick (Sussex) from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Berwick railway station is located in Berwick, East Sussex, England. Berwick village is located nearby to the south of the A27 road. The station is on the East Coastway Line, and train services are provided by Southern.
History
The station was opened by the London and Brighton Railway on 27 June 1846[1] and extended in 1890; the neighbouring station cottages were built in 1846 and 1892. An English Heritage report called Berwick 'in all one of the most complete wayside country station ensembles.'[2]
Signal box
The signal box was a Saxby & Farmer Type 5 box, erected in 1879 and retained its original lever frame and its semaphore signalling. Following an upgrade by Network Rail, the signal box closed in February 2015 with the area controlled from Sussex Regional Operations Centre at Three Bridges.[3]
Services
The typical off-peak service is one train per hour to Brighton and one train per hour to Ore via Eastbourne and Hastings. On Sundays the service to Ore extends to Ashford International.
The station's booking office on the Eastbourne-bound platform is staffed part-time. The PERTIS ticket machine was located on this platform but has now been replaced with a Shere passenger-operated self-service ticket machine. A METRIC self-service car park ticket machine is located at the entrance to the Eastbourne-bound platform.
A further Shere passenger-operated self-service ticket machine is located on the London-bound platform.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Glynde | Southern East Coastway Line Stopping |
Polegate | ||
| Glynde or Lewes |
Southern East Coastway Line (Victoria-Eastbourne) Peak Times Only |
Polegate | ||
| Glynde | Southern East Coastway Fast Sundays only |
Polegate | ||
Gallery
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The station in 1964
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The station platforms, looking west
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The station building on platform 1, looking east
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The signal box
See also
References
- ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 33. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ↑ Minnis, John. "Railway Signal Boxes: A Review". Research Report Series 28-1012. English Heritage. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ↑ Bellett, Chris. "Section C". Retrieved 7 November 2013.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Berwick (Sussex) railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Berwick (Sussex) railway station from National Rail
- Berwick railway station on Trainspots